User’s Manual

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5.11 Smart BIOS
The
Smart BIOS
function allows you to update the BIOS of a device by uploading
a BIOS file manually or from the BIOS Cache if the device cannot be powered on
to perform a BIOS update or repair.
The client device will restart after a BIOS flash is finished for the changes to
take effect.
5.11.1 BIOS Flash Management
You can flash the BIOS by manually uploading a BIOS file or by selecting a
previously flashed BIOS file from the BIOS cache. You may also remove BIOS
files from the BIOS cache if needed.
Flashing BIOS by manually uploading BIOS file
Manually upload a BIOS file to flash the BIOS of the client device. The BIOS file
uploaded and flashed with will be added to the BIOS Cache.
1. Select
Manually Upload BIOS File
in the
BIOS Flash Type
field.
2. Click on
Browse
to select a BIOS file, then click
OK
to confirm the BIOS file
was uploaded successfully. The uploaded BIOS file will also be added to the
BIOS Cache
3. Click on
Flash BIOS
.
Flash Mode
will be defaulted to
Hardware Mode
.